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I told you these things are nothin’ but TROUBLE!

Trouble, I tell ya…

(Read this story on WFAA’s website:)

Mouse thrown into fire sets house ablaze

A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man’s house and set it on fire.

Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner said he caught the mouse inside his house and wanted to get rid of it.

"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," Mares said from a motel room Saturday.

Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a window, and the flames spread up from there and throughout the house.

No was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.

Unseasonably dry and windy conditions have charred more than 53,000 acres and destroyed 10 homes in southeastern New Mexico in recent weeks.

"I’ve seen numerous house fires," village Fire Department Capt. Jim Lyssy said, "but nothing as unique as this one."

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3 responses to “I told you these things are nothin’ but TROUBLE!”

  1. Dana Avatar
    Dana

    Leave it to you to find the obscure story about the burning mouse! Matt and I both got a kick out of it 🙂

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  2. mom Avatar
    mom

    I have thought about you several times the last week. We have a mouse (maybe 2 or 3) that are tormenting our office at school. They will eat through ANYTHING, including cardboard to get to food. The one in our office seems particularly addicted to chocolate. The other day, my secretary and asst. prin. had one cornered behind the bookcase in my office. I had just screamed at both of them that the mouse was “looking at ME” from behind the bookcase. The secretary, Susan, poked behind the bookcase with an umbrella, the asst. prin., Manuel, tried to bury him underneath a ream of paper when he ran out his way. To no avail. Manuel chased him through the hall outside my office, screaming and dancing as if we were being attacked by Big Foot. It was hysterical. I never left my position — sitting in my big principal chair behind my desk. Let the games begin . . . Why is it that mice make US make noises?

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  3. Shelley Avatar
    Shelley

    You should see the lovely copper meshing that fills our weep holes now. I thought your phobia was quite funny until I heard those awful scratching noises in the attic. You should see the variety of snapping traps, glue traps, bait, poison, outdoor covered traps. You name it, we’ve got it. One sign of the little devils and the Dalebout’s waged WAR! They didn’t stand a chance. After 2 weeks, not a sign of life. WE WON.
    We never tried the fire thing, though. I guess that’s good.

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